circumcise
cir|cum|cise /s'ɜːrkəmsaɪz/ (circumcises circumcising circumcised)
1 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off.
He had been circumcised within eight days of birth as required by Jewish law.
● circumcision [N-UNCOUNT] also a N
Jews and Moslems practise circumcision for religious reasons.
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
In some cultures, if a girl or woman is circumcised, her clitoris is cut or cut off.
An estimated number of 90 to 100 million women around the world living today have been circumcised.
● circumcision [N-UNCOUNT]
...a campaigner against female circumcision.
1 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off.
He had been circumcised within eight days of birth as required by Jewish law.
● circumcision [N-UNCOUNT] also a N
Jews and Moslems practise circumcision for religious reasons.
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
In some cultures, if a girl or woman is circumcised, her clitoris is cut or cut off.
An estimated number of 90 to 100 million women around the world living today have been circumcised.
● circumcision [N-UNCOUNT]
...a campaigner against female circumcision.